I believe it started as a fork of KeePassX. KeePassXC was designed from the start to be cross-platform. I believe it now runs on other platforms as well.
The quickstart instructions are not up to date as far as browser plugins are concerned, the FAQ does better. KeePassX was created as a native Linux port, designed to be fully compatible with the database. Documentationĭokumentation for KeePassXC is available online. Alternatively it is possible to use a certificate or authenticate with a JubiKey, allthough no real two factor authentification is possible.
Keepassx vs keepassxc password#
While KeePassXC remembers all stored passwords, one should not forget the master password to unlock the safe. The previous version (*.kdb) may still be imported. This file should be backed up, for example to a thumbdrive or into the cloud. A 'new contender' has emerged, KeePassXC, that describes itself as 'a community fork of KeePassX, a native cross-platform port of KeePass Password Safe, with the goal to extend and improve it with new features and bugfixes to provide a feature-rich, fully cross-platform and modern open-source password manager.'. KeePassXC stores the entire database in one file with the extension *.kbdx at a location of your choice. It even introduces a new browser plugin called KeePassXC-Browser that integrates with Chrome/Chromium, Firefox and Vivaldi, providing improved security for the exchange of login data compared to its predecessor KeePassHTTP. A community of developers liked using KeePassX so much that they developed KeePassXC to keep it going. Since KeePassX seems not really actively maintained, its fork KeePassXC is the recommended alternative to go for. KeePassXC is a community fork of KeePassX. It’s advantage is that is does not rely on Mono. Unlike the original KeePass program for Windows, which was also available as a Linux port, KeePassX is a complete rewrite. KeePassX is an open-source password safe for Linux, Windows and OS-X. Main Features Secure storage with AES, Twofish or ChaCha20 encryption File format compatibility with KeePass2, KeePassX, MacPass, KeeWeb and many others.
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